Decision Memo Completed

West Tarryall South Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Park, Colorado South Park Ranger District

Expand winter habitat for sheep in the Tarryall Range using hand-thinning (lop and scatter) and prescribed fire to create openings. Treatment areas based on location data from radio-collared sheep and biologist knowledge of places used by sheep.

Location

Tarryall Watershed, south of Tarryall Reservoir to Platte Springs, east of County Road 77 (Tarryall Road) to the Lost Creek Wilderness Boundary (10,365 acres total).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/19/2021
2
Decision
06/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
West Tarryall South Bighorn Sheep Habitat ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 06/04/2021
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsSouth Park Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)